Be Prepared

I attended a seminar today about Emergency Preparedness by the Red Cross. It’s a subject I’ve never really given any thought. I realized that I don’t even know where my flashlight is, and if I could find it, I’m sure the batteries are dead.

Here are some tips I learned today:

bottled water in plastic only keeps for a couple of months.

candles are not the preferred light source during an emergency because of the fire hazard, but also because gas mains could be broken.

statisics say that everyone will choke at least once before the age of 50.

as we learned from Katrina, emergency help could take a full week to arrive.

With these things in mind, you should have an emergency kit that can last 7 days.

Some things your kit should include:

one gallon of water per person per day (for drinking, hygiene, cooking)